Beth McCann
Democrat | Colorado
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Beth McCann
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 8
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (17)
Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado
Colorado AFL-CIO
Colorado Conservation Voters
Colorado Education Association
Colorado Association of Realtors
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (6)
ActBlue
Brittany Pettersen
Democratic House Majority
Dominick Moreno
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (8)
ActBlue
American Association for Justice
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Neutral
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Agree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Disagree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Disagree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Disagree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Disagree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
yes
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
desire for power and control of others
14. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Supreme Court, Congress
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
I don't understand this question
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Georgetown Law School - J.D.; Wittenberg University - BA, law clerk - Judge Finesilver of the US District Court in Colorado, Deputy and Chief Deputy DA - Denver, Manager of Safety - Denver, Director of Denver Safe City Office and Dept. of Excise and Licenses, private law practice, Deputy Attorney General Denver, Ran for Denver DA, elected to STate Representative, President, Colorado Women's Bar Association, Board member of Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations, Seats for Kids, member of the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Nominating Commission, Member Montview Presbyterian Church, Chair of the Security Committee East HIgh School, Angel Award - East High School
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
East High School, Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado, Denver and Women's Bar Associations, Tony Grampsas Youth violence prevention board, Democratic party, Montview Presbyterian Church, Seats for Kids,
